4534. mesukah
Strong's Lexicon
mesukah: Hedge, enclosure

Original Word: מְסֻכָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mesukah
Pronunciation: meh-soo-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (mes-oo-kaw')
Definition: Hedge, enclosure
Meaning: a hedge

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָכַךְ (sakhakh), meaning "to cover" or "to hedge."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent concept can be found in Strong's Greek Dictionary under the entry G5418 (phragmos), which also means "fence" or "hedge."

Usage: The term "mesukah" refers to a hedge or an enclosure, often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe protection or a boundary set by God. It signifies a form of divine safeguarding or a barrier that separates and protects.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, hedges were commonly used in agriculture to protect vineyards and fields from animals and intruders. They were made of thorny bushes or stones and served as a physical boundary. Spiritually, the concept of a hedge is used to illustrate God's protection over His people, symbolizing His care and the boundaries He sets for their well-being.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from suk
Definition
a hedge
NASB Translation
thorn hedge (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְסוּכָה noun feminine hedge ("" form of מְשֻׂכָה q. v. below שׂוך); — only in figure יָשָׁר מִמְּסוּכָה Micah 7:4, read ׳יְשָׁרָם מְס ("" טוֺבָם כְּחֵדֶק), their most upright one is a hedge (an obstruction).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
thorn hedge

For msuwkah; a hedge -- thorn hedge.

see HEBREW msuwkah

Forms and Transliterations
מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה ממסוכה mim·mə·sū·ḵāh mimesuChah mimməsūḵāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Micah 7:4
HEB: כְּחֵ֔דֶק יָשָׁ֖ר מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה י֤וֹם מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙
NAS: The most upright like a thorn hedge. The day
KJV: the most upright [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day
INT: A briar upright A thorn the day your watchmen

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4534
1 Occurrence


mim·mə·sū·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
















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